Category: Politics

I won’t lie, the best part of pandemic world is not having to “get ready” for meetings because sleep regression is a very real thing in the Robertson house. At this point, it’s our 13 month old’s world and we’re all just living’ in it. So, welcome to Mid-Morning Reads. Live updates: Coronavirus in Georgia

Sunday is Mother’s Day. Hug her, squeeze her, blow kisses from afar. Celebrate your mom while you can! Jericho Brown wins Pulitzer in poetry. Sad changes coming in Tifton. Hurry up, already! Crunchy! Zesty!  So did you venture out for Taco Tuesday? No good deed goes unpunished. Race car driver in training. Self-determination. The operative

I just sat through the legislative budget briefing on Zoom. Buried amid the revelations about how our unemployed selves are all smoking and drinking a lot more than we were last year, even with the bars closed, a nugget of information revealed about unemployment claims deserves a bit more attention. About 1.4 million people filed

Sen. Kelly Loeffler has signed the U.S. Term Limits Pledge in support of term limits for members of Congress. The goal is a constitutional amendment to legally limit U.S. Senators to two terms and members of the House to three terms. In a statement provided by Sen. Loeffler’s office, she is also asking one of

The Georgia Bureau of Investigations tweeted, “The GBI has not been requested to investigate the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery.”  Why is that language important? Who can request the GBI investigate a criminal matter in Georgia?  On February 23, 2020, Ahmaud Arbery was exercising in his community near Brunswick, Georgia. Without cause, he was chased

Kevin Tanner, a Republican candidate for Congress from GA-9, has released a new ad entitled “Great Dad” that features one of his daughters, Kaitlyn. In probably one of the most positive campaign ads you will see this election cycle, Kaitlyn jokes about Tanner’s lack of Instagram skills while emphasizing his commitment to his family, his

The Trump Administration denied the federal declaration of Murray County as a disaster site in response to the tornadoes that struck on Easter. Murray Commissioner Greg Hogan tells the Chattanooga Times-Free Press that the damage suffered in Murray County didn’t meet the minimum threshold of $7 million to be declared a federal disaster area. Hogan